{"id":2828,"date":"2013-02-04T20:17:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T20:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/?page_id=2828"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:03:04","slug":"nnyadp-impact-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/about-us\/nnyadp-impact-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NNYADP Economic Impact &#038; Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Northern New York Agricultural Development Program<br \/>\nECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9068\" src=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-NNYADP-Report-Cover-Webred-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Two newly-built dairy barns\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-NNYADP-Report-Cover-Webred-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-NNYADP-Report-Cover-Webred-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-NNYADP-Report-Cover-Webred.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-NNYADP_Web.pdf\">2025 NNYADP Annual Report: Building Into the Future<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program provides high-priority research that contributes to the region&#8217;s standing as New York State&#8217;s second largest region for agricultural sales &#8211; $1.174 billion. The NNYADP was established by the New York State Legislature to grow the region as a farm-based economic powerhouse for the state. Funding for the program is supported by the New York Legislature through the New York State Assembly and administrated by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.<\/p>\n<p>This report highlights the NNYADP&#8217;s latest research results for the dairy, field crops, horticultural and maple industries. Those results include success stories of proof-of-concept, DIY innovation, and new product development projects. This report also includes advances in water and air quality and farmland environmental stewardship and Northern New York agricultural economic growth indicators generated by young farmers, multi-generation dairy families, produce growers from five counties, an international poultry company expanding in the region, and farm-to-school outreach.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8879\" src=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024NNYADPReportCover723.jpg\" alt=\"Report cover with panoramic view of a dairy farm in northern New York\" width=\"167\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024NNYADPReportCover723.jpg 167w, https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024NNYADPReportCover723-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NNYADP-Combined-Web.pdf\">2024 NNYADP Annual Report:<br \/>\nAdapting to a Changing Environment with Real-World Research, Field-Tested Results<\/a><br \/>\nThe New York State Legislature, seeing Northern NY&#8217;s potential to be a farm-based economic powerhouse, established the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP). With funding from the NYS Legislature through the NYS Assembly, the NNYADP continues to fulfill that mission, helping farms to adapt to challenges that including changing climate, swiftly advancing technology, and market fluctuations, all while encouraging new growth, young farmers, entrepreneurism, and natural resource conservation. NNYADP research is prioritized by our volunteer member Farmer Committee; NNYADP fiscal efficiency puts 98.5% of funding directly to research and results delivery. This report highlights our most recent research and highlights some of the new farm-based enterprisees in the region.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8617\" src=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NNYADP2023ReportCover72web-116x150.jpg\" alt=\"Farm scene on cover of NNYADP 2023 Annual Report\" width=\"116\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NNYADP2023ReportCover72web-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NNYADP2023ReportCover72web.jpg 139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-NNYADP_complete_web.pdf\"><strong>2023 NNYADP Annual Report:<\/strong><br \/>\nReal-World, Field-Tested Results for New York&#8217;s Farm &amp; Foods Economy<\/a><br \/>\nThe NNYADP steadily returns on the commitment made by the New York State Legislature to grow the farm and foods economic potential of the northernmost region of the state. This report highlights how NNYADP research is helping farms continually adapt to such challenges as weather extremes, emerging crops and livestock pests and diseases, rising costs, new product development opportunities, technology, the need for sustainable cropping and regenerative ag practices, and to meet the &#8220;unexpected.&#8221; See page 11 for exciting NNY agricultural sector growth indicators. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8256 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NNYADP2022ReportCoverweb723.jpg\" alt=\"NNYADP Annual Report Cover with farm scenes\" width=\"167\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NNYADP2022ReportCoverweb723.jpg 167w, https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NNYADP2022ReportCoverweb723-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NNYADPFall2022Report_Final_web_1.pdf\">2022 NNYADP Annual Report<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Highlights recent NNYADP research results; their value locally, statewide, and nationally; and how projects are responding to the region&#8217;s unique climate, soils, natural resources, farming communities and economic growth potential.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8016 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021NNYADPReportCover1003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021NNYADPReportCover1003.jpg 232w, https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021NNYADPReportCover1003-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NNYADPFall2021Report_Web.pdf\">2021 NNYADP Annual Report: 60th Anniversary Edition<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHighlights NNYADP&#8217;s history and critical real-world, practical research results: water quality and ground-breaking environmental conservation research, local foods security, supporting growth of the NNY multi-million $ maple industry, best care practices and precision management for dairy, livestock, crop, horticultural sectors, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7349 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NNY2020AnnualRptCover723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"216\" \/>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NNY2020_New_Annual_Rpt_2A-1.pdf\"><strong>2020 NNYADP Annual Report<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLearn how the NNYADP uniquely benefits the agricultural environmental, economic, local foods and farming interests of New York State<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6664 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NNYADP19ReportCover722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"187\" \/><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NNYADP2019Report1212FINAL.pdf\">2019 NNYADP Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NNYADP2019MapleFlier.pdf\">Special Report: January 2019: Growing into NNY&#8217;s $10 Million Maple Industry Potential<\/a><br \/>\nNNYADP research re: climate impact, new product development, drawing forward support for NY&#8217;s &#8220;sweetest trees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>2018: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018NNYADPReport3t.pdf\">Critical Research for NNY with testimonials<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018NNYADPDairyCropsFlier.pdf\">NNYADP Dairy and Field Crops Research highlights: <\/a><em>Corn Yield, Double Cropping, Emerging Pests, Managing Heat Stress in Calves &amp; Cows, Preventing Winter Illness in Calves, Reducing Winter-Related Mastitis in Cows&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018NNYADPHortFlier2t.pdf\">N<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018NNYADPHortFlier2t.pdf\">NYADP Horticultural Research<\/a><strong>: <\/strong><em>1st NNY Bee Health Survey, IPM, &#8220;Super Fruit&#8221; Trials Now On-Farm, Easier Way for Tomato Growers<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018NNYADPMapleFlier.pdf\">N<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018NNYADPMapleFlier.pdf\">N<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018NNYADPMapleFlier.pdf\">YADP Maple Research: <\/a><em>Advancing Sugarbush Health, Industry Growth: $10 million potential, \u00a03\/16 and 5\/16-inch tubing under natural flow and artificial vacuum, season extension with birch syrup.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2017: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2017NNYADPAnnualReportFinal.pdf\">Annual Economic Impact Report with testimonials<\/a><br \/>\n2017: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/NNYADP2017CropsFlier.pdf\">Science-Based Results for NNY Crop Health &amp; Growth<\/a><br \/>\n2017: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/NNYADP2017HortFlier.pdf\">Enhancing &amp; Expanding NNY &#8220;Local&#8221; Food Production<\/a><br \/>\n2017:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/NNYADPNov2017MapleFlierFinal.pdf\"> Growing the NNY Maple Industry<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2016NNYADPreportfinal.pdf\" rel=\"\">2016 Economic Impact Report<\/a> with <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2016NNYADPPQuotables.pdf\" rel=\"\">NNYADP &#8220;Quotables&#8221;<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2015NNYADPEconReport11.pdf\">2015<\/a><\/span><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2015NNYADPEconReport1.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/NNYADP2014EconReport1final.pdf\">2014<br \/>\n<\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/NNYADP2013Report.pdf\">2013<br \/>\n<\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ImpactStatement.pdf\">2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More Success Stories<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/NNYADP2017CropsFlier.pdf\">2017: Tile drainage, mass nutrient balance, forage sorghum, micro-nutrient database for NNY soybean growers, new biocontrol nematode rearing business<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2016NNYADPPQuotables.pdf\">Testimonials: farmers, researchers, ag specialists, business owners<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2015NNYADPSuccessStories.pdf\">Quotes &amp; clips: researchers, ag industry leaders, media\/national publications: Associated Press, Progressive Forage Grower, Growing Produce, Holstein World&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/NNYADP2014ProjectListFinal-2.pdf\">Agricultural Industry Praises NNYADP for Practical Results, Project Potential<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8220;The value of projects made possible by the NNYADP extends to businesses that depend on local sources of raw product for value-added production that provides jobs and generates dollars to feed the local economy.&#8221; \u2014<em> Champlain Valley Milling owner Sam Sherman, Westport, NY<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Emerging Farm-Based Business<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-1.pdf\">Bio-Energy<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-1.pdf\">Maple<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-2.pdf\">Cold-Hardy Grapes and NNY Wines<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-2.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Practical Problem Solving<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nDairy &#8211; Improving Cow Survival and Health<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-2.pdf\">Crop Production &#8211; Beetle Be Gone! Restoring NNY Alfalfa Crops<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Capitalizing on New Markets<\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-3.pdf\">Corn Grain and Silage Variety Trials<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-3.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Feeding Our Local Economy<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nYear&#8217;Round High Tunnels Research<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Protecting Our Natural Resources<\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-4.pdf\">Crop Nutrient Management<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NNYADPFeb2012SuccessProfiles-4.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Protecting Our Crops and Our Neighbors&#8217; Crops<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nBrown Root Rot Research<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern New York Agricultural Development Program ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENTS 2025 NNYADP Annual Report: Building Into the Future The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program provides high-priority research that contributes to the region&#8217;s standing as New York State&#8217;s second largest region for agricultural sales &#8211; $1.174 billion. 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